Malabo vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malabo Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$990
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2464
$2744
🏠 One person rent
$373
$569
🏘️ Family rent
$778
$1098
🍽️ Food expenses
$465
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.2
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$328
$1705
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
8
44
😀 Quality of life
21
68
🏙️ Population
297K
1.42M

The cost of living in Malabo is 12% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 5392nd and 4635th ($990 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Equatorial Guinea and Oman, respectively. Check Equatorial Guinea vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Malabo compared to 1.5 months in Muscat. Malabo ranked 2nd best city to live in Equatorial Guinea vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 8933rd and 3535th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Malabo vs Muscat

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Malabo Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.1
$5.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.3
$39
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$16.3
$7.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$10.5
☕ Cappuccino
$6.55
$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.25
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$403
$587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$391
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$830
$1239
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$595
$845
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.9
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.6
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$91
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.6%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1347
$1789
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$951
$1167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.66
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$58
$57.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.34
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.77
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.28
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$4.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$9.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.48
$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.79
$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.65
$5.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.69
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.09
$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$3.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.3
$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.03
$9.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.5
$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.6
$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.8
$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$139
$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$66.4
$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$735
$8464

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Limbe
$683
69 km or 43 mi Buea
$587
108 km or 67 mi Douala
$1300
123 km or 77 mi Kumba
$860
142 km or 88 mi Calabar
$237
218 km or 135 mi Aba
$233
226 km or 140 mi Port Harcourt
$327
238 km or 148 mi Bata
$1242
244 km or 152 mi Umuahia
$330
264 km or 164 mi Bafoussam
$761
273 km or 169 mi Owerri
$507
287 km or 179 mi Bamenda
$436
305 km or 189 mi Yaounde
$567
331 km or 206 mi Enugu
$290
331 km or 206 mi Awka
$325
347 km or 216 mi Onitsha
$354
381 km or 237 mi Libreville
$697
388 km or 241 mi Warri
$351
443 km or 275 mi Sao Tome
$866
450 km or 279 mi Trindade
$866
451 km or 281 mi Benin
$315
497 km or 309 mi Port-Gentil
$651
520 km or 323 mi Owo
$272
555 km or 345 mi Akure
$243
583 km or 362 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
606 km or 377 mi Abuja
$288
622 km or 387 mi Ife
$250
645 km or 401 mi Osogbo
$310
664 km or 413 mi Ngaoundere
$548
666 km or 414 mi Lagos
$448
673 km or 418 mi Ibadan
$262
687 km or 427 mi Jos
$269
696 km or 433 mi Minna
$313
702 km or 436 mi Oyo
$407
705 km or 438 mi Ilorin
$314
709 km or 441 mi Abeokuta
$826
739 km or 459 mi Bauchi
$272
746 km or 464 mi Porto-Novo
$697
762 km or 473 mi Cotonou
$732
767 km or 477 mi Kaduna
$210

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Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1164
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$787
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$779
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1191
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1132
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$1841
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1612
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2229
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$672
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$573
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$544
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$822
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$604
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1872
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$798
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1810
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$457
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$890
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$530
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1285
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1375
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1327
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$417
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$844
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$546
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$606
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$959
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$604
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1005
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$868
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$606
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$621
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$910
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$646